Your host John takes a quick detour into the 1990 “Diane…” audiotape collecting any number of internal thoughts of Agent Cooper and connective tissue for the plot leading into Season 2 of Twin Peaks. The insights into Albert and Audrey make this a worthy listen, and the rest of the recording is a good time too.
00:00 Intro
02:46 Production Details
06:08 Scott Frost
07:42 Public reception
10:58 How do we understand Cooper?
12:19 Origin of the dictaphone
13:10 How Dale gets the case
14:10 Why Cooper might not like Sam Stanley
16:45 Comedic moments
18:10 Suspension of Disbelief
19:49 Connecting Twin Peaks and dreams
21:12 Location of Jacques’ cabin
22:15 The dark and light sides of Twin Peaks
25:20 A visit from Laura?
26:02 Harry Truman and Josie Packard
27:10 Albert Rosenfield
28:22 Audrey Horne
31:08 The Laura Palmer case
Articles discussed in this episode:
“Diane…” Ranking My Top 5 Favorite Twin Peaks TapesSound Peaks — “Diane…”: The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent CooperProduction by Mitch Proctor and Area 42 Studios and Sound